Meditation
Purposefully bring your attention to the present moment, without judgment
What is mindfulness
Balancing on a flexible web between two fixed points
What is slackline
Part of the brain that controls "Fight or Flight" responses, fear, strong emotional triggers
What is the amygdala
A practice of noticing what is right in your life, and what you can be thankful for
What is expressing gratitude
What you can check by putting a finger under your jaw or across your wrist
What is heart rate or pulse
What we often focus on during mindfulness meditaion
What is the breath
Physical manipulation of objects, for recreation, entertainment or art - often involving tossing several objects at once.
What is juggling
Part of the brain that stores memories
What is the hippocampus
Name of the teacher in Stand and Deliver
Mr. Mejia's first name
What is Michael
Where your feet should be when meditating in a chair
What is on the floor
What Mr. DeSonia says is the most important part of learning to juggle
What is dropping the ball
What the nerve cells in the brain are called
What are neurons
Name of the high school in Stand and Deliver
What is Garfield High
Date of the end of the Trimester
What is February 27
Taking slow deliberate steps and attending to the perception of movement and all incoming sensations
What is walking meditation
What any of the letters TED stand for ... as in TED talks
What is Technology, Education, or Design
The number of brain cells in the human brain
What is 100 billion
The number of credits to graduate from high school in Calexico
What is 220
What time is lunch?
When is 12:20
Part of the brain responsible for critical thinking, decision making, planning
What is the pre frontal cortex
What AP stands for
What is Advanced Placement
To the best of our knowledge, can the brain be repaired after injury?
What is YES
The name of the Principal for CDS
What is John Moreno
A method of investing in many stocks at once, to reduce risk and increase returns in interest
What is a mutual fund